A Living Saint Who Belonged to Humanity
The Inquisition's ship departed from Terra and headed to Bolomite in the Maelstrom Sector.
Terra isn't actually that far from Bolomite. Terra is located slightly to the left of the center of the galaxy map, while the Maelstrom is at the galactic center, only about ten days away.
The Eye of Truth leaps into the Warp.
Inquisitor Valens sat in his cabin, Lin En's file spread out on the table.
The Warp journey was long, giving Inquisitor Valens ample time to think and formulate his words.
He repeatedly went through Lin En's file, repeatedly Simulation the scene of their meeting, and Simulation many possibilities, devising a response plan for each one.
The first possibility is that Lin En was a fanatic who showed him the Tyranids as soon as they met.
Lin En's control of twelve Mothership- class Tyranid creature- ships is something that has never happened before in human history, and anyone would want to show it to others.
In this situation, no matter what happens, he must remain respectful and calm, flatter Lin En's strength, and discuss everything else after they return.
The second possibility is that Lin En is a fraud, deceiving everyone with some kind of psychic illusion. (Although this is unlikely, it's worth considering.)
It's unlikely that a wide-ranging psionic illusion could simultaneously deceive technology, the Inquisitor, the Primarchs, and all the powerful Psyker.
How much psionic power would it take to deceive the Primarchs?
The Primarchs had witnessed the Emperor at his peak.
The Emperor again... what?
Bah! How could he utter such blasphemous thoughts?
But if Lin En is a fraud, then... then Valens wouldn't be able to see through him either.
If you can fool everyone, what else is there to say?
All he could do was get to Bolomite, look, listen, and ask, and the report said: No abnormalities found.
If it can even fool the Primarchs, then there's no need to care whether it's real or fake, right? The fake can become real.
A third possibility is that Lin En is a true saint, Tyranids control is a power bestowed upon him by the Emperor.
If Lord Lin En is a saint, then everything makes sense.
He survived the black hole teleportation thanks to the Emperor's protection.
The Dark Apostle was killed in the Warp because of the Emperor's power.
The Temple of Correction was clean because it was already clean to begin with.
When he had an audience with the Emperor, the Emperor granted him the status of a special envoy.
Healing the Lamenters is a gift from the Emperor.
The magical aura is the Emperor's Gaze.
The Emperor used him to Forge World out of Warp.
Controlling the Tyranids is a new ability the Emperor granted him...
This is the best-case scenario.
If Lord Lin En is a true saint, then Valens doesn't need to prepare a pre-set plan; he only needs to be respectful.
We came with utmost respect, and we left with utmost respect.
It has been confirmed that Lord Lin En is a loyal servant of the Emperor, showing no signs of corruption or heresy. The Purple Carapace Chapter is an aid bestowed upon him by the Emperor; it is recommended that the Inquisition cooperate.
Anyway, he made the suggestion, and whether the people in the Inquisition listened or not was none of his business.
The hatch suddenly opened, and Valens's adjutant walked in, carrying a tray with a cup of tea. He walked to the table and placed the teacup next to Valens.
Then he stopped beside Valens, watching him repeatedly flip through the files, and couldn't help but ask, "Sir, do you have any doubts about this trip? Do you think there's something wrong with that special envoy?"
Valens said very calmly, "I don't think we should define a Living Saint based on our own subjective impressions."
"Yes, it was I who overstepped my bounds." The adjutant lowered his head.
Valens didn't look up, continuing to look at the files.
The page in the file had a blurry black-and-white image pasted on it: a young soldier standing on the ruins, clutching a gun, looking weak, innocent, and pitiful.
I never imagined he would become such a powerful person.
Perhaps he was always very powerful, but he was just too young at the time.
Actually, there was one more thing he didn't say.
One should not define a Living Saint based on one's own subjective impressions...
But he felt that Lord Lin En was a true Living Saint, a true human being.
During the voyage, the Eye of Truth received a message from Van Del.
Inquisitor Van Del spoke earnestly, "I won't say much about your trip to Bolomite, but just one sentence: Lin En's abilities are unpredictable and cannot be fathomed by common sense, but he is not an unreasonable person. When dealing with him, you must be courteous, courteous, courteous. Humility and politeness are extremely important, please remember that."
After reading the communication, Inquisitor Valens thanked Van Del in his heart and then deleted the message.
The factional ties among the Inquisitor could cause trouble for Van Del.
There are rules within the Inquisition: Inquisitor cannot collude privately when on assignment, cannot pass on unregistered information to each other, and those who are not in charge of the case cannot interfere with the investigation and development of the case.
Van Del and Valens were not from the same faction or branch, and they didn't usually interact much. Van Del's sending him this message was purely out of goodwill.
Van Del had no obligation to do so, yet he was willing to send him a reminder; he Van Del for this favor.
Valens put down the Dataslate and leaned back in his chair.
The cabin was small, containing a table, a chair, a bed, and a wardrobe. Two sets of uniforms hung on the wall, and several unread files lay on the table.
When Inquisitor Valens had a moment to himself, he would occasionally begin to examine whether he was fit to fulfill the responsibilities of this profession.
He is a rational person, but rationality also has its limits.
What he thinks may not necessarily be correct.
Successfully balancing the boundaries between offending others and successfully verifying information is a challenging task.
Although he had a good impression of Lord Lin En, he still had to be responsible to the Imperium.
We can't neglect our duties.
We still need to Simulation this carefully.
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The Warp journey takes about ten days.
Ten days later, they arrived at the Maelstrom Galaxy.
The outer reaches of the Bolomite System.
The Eye of Truth has arrived at the outer edge of the Bolomite System.
The Eye of Truth emerged from the Warp, and the purple light faded from the Porthole, replaced by the normal starry sky.
Inquisitor Valens stood on the bridge, looking out the Porthole.
Maelstrom lay ahead, with Great Rift running across it.
Bolomite spun and glittered in the distance, in the reconstructed Forge World, where the fleet of the Lamenters rested in orbit, along with the Night Goddess and the Mother of Tears.
The Eye of Truth adjusted its course and flew towards Bolomite.
The closer you get to Bolomite, the more orderly it becomes.
Traces of human activity have begun to appear on nearby planets.
The desolate Maelstrom Sector is gradually being transformed into a civilized world for humanity.
Gradually, the surface of Bolomite comes into view: a gray metallic landscape, densely packed buildings, towering smelting furnaces, and crisscrossing pipes.
Two Battle Barge were parked side by side on the tracks, their hangar doors closed and their guns retracted. Several smaller escort ships were scattered around them on either side.
The fleet was lined up neatly and quietly, not in a combat-ready state, just simply at rest.
Valens just realized that Lin En was somewhat reliable and was managing Bolomite quite well.
Then he saw that Desolate Planet.
Valens: "..."
The outermost rocky, Desolate Planet in the Bolomite System hangs on the edge of the system, gray and drab. He had seen the star map before; this little planet was numbered K-7 or K-9, he couldn't remember exactly—just a string of numbers and letters, no different from the other Desolate Planet.
However, twelve enormous Bio-ship lie on its planet's surface.
Twelve enormous, purple Bio-ship.
The purple Tyranids Mothership was truly enormous; it looked far more terrifying in person than in the reports, and it was surrounded by countless Escort Frigate Mothership.
They lay motionless, looking like sculptures made of rock.
But Valens knew they could move at any moment, and that it was a terrible natural disaster.